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Ethiopia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 53.2% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 25.8% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 70.0% more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.5% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Ethiopia

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including transportation and restaurants are lower in Ethiopia. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

Ethiopia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 17.8% less for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,136.57	$6.00 ETB764.91	+20.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,191.20	$6.24 ETB794.90	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 KHR4,524.02	$0.78 ETB100.08	-30.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 KHR4,071.93	$0.50 ETB64.02	-50.3%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.85 KHR7,450.53	$1.20 ETB153.18	-35.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.08 KHR24,499.49	$4.85 ETB618.74	-20.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.07 KHR32,492.27	$6.08 ETB774.93	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 KHR7,644.57	$2.65 ETB337.73	+39.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 KHR7,535.39	$5.65 ETB719.80	+201.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.17 KHR8,753.23	$3.30 ETB420.87	+51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 KHR3,483.89	$0.51 ETB64.55	-41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.89 KHR7,599.33	$1.08 ETB137.46	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 KHR2,714.05	$0.39 ETB49.28	-42.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 KHR3,075.05	$0.31 ETB39.68	-59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,618.36	$0.79 ETB101.25	+22.2%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 25.8% less for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 KHR17,702.27	$4.88 ETB622.09	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.60 KHR42,689.53	$10.00 ETB1,274.84	-5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR197,338,385.75	$25,000.00 ETB3,187,108.02	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.00 KHR36,245.83	$3.67 ETB467.23	-59.3%
Average			-25.8%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.30 KHR89,804.44	$171.17 ETB21,821.07	+667.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.11 KHR2,022,135.55	$645.10 ETB82,240.14	+28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.36 KHR1,116,998.77	$422.74 ETB53,893.01	+52.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.12 KHR290,468.47	$124.84 ETB15,914.92	+73.1%
Average			+205.4%

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pay 70.0% more for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.00 KHR1,369,286.76	$81.47 ETB10,386.56	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,900.83 KHR55,983,020.63	$43,916.67 ETB5,598,686.43	+215.9%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 23.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 KHR6,040.97	$1.00 ETB127.48	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.77 KHR11,171.00	$1.15 ETB146.57	-58.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 KHR8,054.63	$4.00 ETB509.94	+100.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.33 KHR194,653.51	$90.59 ETB11,549.44	+87.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.50 KHR22,150.23	$6.70 ETB854.14	+21.8%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.67 KHR99,340.41	$48.33 ETB6,161.74	+95.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.80 KHR83,768.13	$75.17 ETB9,582.57	+261.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.00 KHR374,540.20	$108.84 ETB13,875.74	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 KHR272,514.91	$119.32 ETB15,211.65	+76.3%
Average			+112.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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